Ingredients

  • 1 pound buckwheat noodles
  • One 12-ounce pork tenderloin
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground Szechuan peppercorns
  • 3 cups chicken stock, in a soup pot on the stove
  • 3 dried red chili pods, seeded and julienned
  • 1/2 cup very thinly sliced shiitake caps
  • 1 tablespoon mushroom soy sauce
  • 3/4 cup picked cilantro leaves

Method

  • Have a pot of boiling water on the stove.
  • Place the buckwheat noodles into the boiling water and cook for about 4 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, season the pork with the salt and ground peppercorns.
  • Heat the oil in a saute pan and sear the pork tender on all sides for 8 minutes, making sure to get a nice crust on the outside.
  • Remove and cool slightly.
  • Drain the noodles, and add them to the hot chicken stock.
  • Add the chili peppers, shiitakes, and mushroom soy sauce, continue to simmer.
  • Thinly slice the pork tender and add it and the cilantro to the noodle broth.
  • Season and ladle yourself out a big bowl.